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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2540714, member: 81887&quot;]That&#039;s a very nice drachm of Orodes II.&nbsp; Looks like Sellwood type 43.1.&nbsp; Mintmark is Ecbatana (a very ancient city, visited by Alexander the Great and still in existence as Hamadan, Iran).&nbsp; Of course, if the possible connection to the Wise Men interests you, you&#039;ll want a coin minted closer to the time of Jesus&#039;s birth by Phraates IV.&nbsp; And if you have Phraates IV, surely you can&#039;t ignore his son and assassin, Phraataces, or the incredible story of Phraataces and his wife/mother Musa.&nbsp; And from there...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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